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Earthquakes and a young Earth
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The movement of magma within volcanoes can induce earthquakes. These are often an indicator of an approaching eruption, as at Mount St Helens.
 
The movement of magma within volcanoes can induce earthquakes. These are often an indicator of an approaching eruption, as at Mount St Helens.
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==Earthquakes and a young Earth==
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Severe earthquakes have doubled every forty years. <ref>[http://www.science-frontiers.com/sourcebk.htm#Geology Geological Catalogs] (Science Frontiers)</ref>. If the planet was not young, it would be completely unstable. See [[Counterexamples to an Old Earth]].
     
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